Grocery Store Hatched Chicks Growing Up

[Xero]

I looked around for an organic foods store. There are only 2 in my area. The eggs I got were marked fertile from Farmer's Pride and they were being stored in a refrigerator.

Out of 12 eggs 8 developed (4 showed no development at all but not sure if it was due to being infertile or being in hot zones). Then 2 developing chicks died due to being put in hot zones in my homemade incubator. One chick failed to hatch and I suspect a weak chick. I had 5 hatch and one died 2 days after hatch. So these are the resulting 4. This was my first test run with this incubator.

 

[gvntofly05]

Thanks, I'll check with my natural foods store and see if any of the eggs they sell are fertile!

 

[Xero]

I let mine sit out overnight to slowly come to room temps before I set them. I'm not sure it makes a difference but it was advised. Maybe in the future I'll do experiments with it. Like this last batch of 4 eggs I haven't turned them at all and 4 are developing.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Gosh, they all look so different. Penguin is too cute. What an adorable assortment you have.